Berlin - Berlin

The crew departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport on a local test flight. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with telephone wires and crashed in the district of Rudow. Both crew members were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Berlin - Berlin

Registration

D-1437

MSN

391

Year of Manufacture

1928

Date

April 25, 1930 at 09:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

City

Crash Location

Berlin Berlin

Region

Europe • Germany

Coordinates

52.4880°, 13.4089°

Narrative Report

On April 25, 1930 at 09:00 AM, Berlin - Berlin experienced a crash involving Udet U12 Flamingo, operated by Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt, with the event recorded near Berlin Berlin.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport on a local test flight. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with telephone wires and crashed in the district of Rudow. Both crew members were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-1437, MSN 391, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4880°, 13.4089°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Berlin-Tempelhof Airport on a local test flight. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with telephone wires and crashed in the district of Rudow. Both crew members were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Berlin - Berlin

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

City

Region / Country

Europe • Germany

Aircraft Details

Registration

D-1437

MSN

391

Year of Manufacture

1928